Arturia's Brute series of hardware synths and drum machines welcomes a new little brother to its family.

The DrumBrute Impact, released today, is a pared-down take on the company's DrumBrute drum machine. Like the MicroBrute—the company's smaller, less expensive alternative to the MiniBrute—the DrumBrute Impact will retail for $299 USD. But the new drum machine also packs some added punch into its small chassis.

The DrumBrute Impact swaps the original DrumBrute's resonant filter for a Distortion knob—allowing users to take their beats to aggressive, overdriven territory. The Impact fits 10 instruments onto its eight performance pads (with the high/low toms and open/closed hats sharing a pad, respectively), each with a unique set of controls and a Color setting to bring extra flair.

In addition to the main outlets, there are four individual instrument outs to send out the kick, snares, hi-hats, or FM drum separately, if desired. The groovebox also features 64-step sequencer with a Looper function for easy repeats, a Roller function to introduce fills, and Randomness to add unpredictability to your patterns.